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At 8:32 Sunday Morning, May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens Erupted. The volcano continued to erupt until 1986, violently at first, then quietly building a lava dome. Surviving plants and animals have risen out of the ash, colonizing plants catch hold of the earth, birds and animals find a niche in a different forest on the slopes of Mount St. Helens. Numerous viewpoints and miles of trails have been created for you to explore by car and foot. During the summer Forest Service interpreters lead a wide range of activities, from short walks to amphitheater presentations, to help you understand and enjoy this area. Discover the wonder of Mount St. Helens, Each year thousands of climbers make the journey to the crater rim. Permits are required above 4,800 feet year-round.

Home of the
Sequim Lavender Festival and the Sequim Lavender Farm Faire. For close to two decades, Sequim and the surrounding Dungeness Valley have been internationally recognized as the premier growers of this fragrant herb. Family owned farms are prized for the special attention they give to growing the finest lavender in the country. Sequim is bursting with activity during this three day celebration of everything lavender the third weekend in July. Sunset Magazine named Sequim as one of the “Unsung Beach Towns” of America and claim it to be Washington’s “sunniest town”

Spokane,
Washingon is the largest town on The International Selkirk Loop Scenic Byway follows rivers and lakeshores, which historically were used for transportation, by native tribes, explorer David Thompson, gold seekers on the Wild Horse Trail, and early settlers. Today the scenic Loop’s lakes, rivers and trails are a vast uncrowded playground with a myriad of opportunities for year-round recreation, scenic beauty and unique cultureshrMarvel at the awesome beauty around every corner of the International Selkirk Loop, a 450 km / 280-mile scenic drive encircling the spectacular Selkirk Mountains in eastern Washington, northern Idaho and southeastern British Columbia.